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In the mid 1800s, not many (non-native) Americans had ever been west of the Mississippi. When Frederick Law Olmstead visited the west in the 1850s, he remarked that the plains looked like a sea of grasses that moved “in swells after … Continue reading →

<p>In the mid 1800s, not many (non-native) Americans had ever been west of the Mississippi. When Frederick Law Olmstead visited the west in the 1850s, he remarked that the plains looked like a sea of grasses that moved&nbsp;&nbsp;“in swells after … <a href="http://99percentinvisible.prx.org/2015/03/18/157-devils-rope/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Continue reading →</a></p>

157- Devil’s Rope

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157- Devil’s Rope

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